fake prince

Chapter 1073

Just as Yu Lv thought about it, he had already arrived at the main courtyard, and before he entered, he saw a figure coming out, who was greeted by his grandson himself!

Yu Lu and Fang Xi were both shocked by the changes in their friends. It wasn't too long since they separated, but from the eyes of their former friends, they were even more unbearable than before!
After being stunned for a while, the two hurriedly saluted him, saying that they paid their respects to the grandson.

Su Ziji smiled brightly, and only let him bow once, and when he bowed for the second time, he took a step forward and supported him heavily with his hands.

"Please get up."

After stopping the two of them, Su Ziji said softly: "You and I are childhood friends, classmates from a poor family, and the relationship is very different. It's just that I'm not polite, and it's not good for you. After all, you and I are monarchs and ministers."

"Now that I have performed the salute, the ceremony of the monarch and the minister is over, and now we are friends of the poor and the poor, Yu Xiandi, Fang Xiandi, please." After speaking, Su Ziji motioned for the two to enter together.

Such a hearty and measured appearance made Yu Lu and Fang Xidu feel warm.

In his current status, Taisun still uses the old title, how can it not move people?

Entering, Su Ziji asked people to serve tea, and then asked people to leave. There were only three people in the not-so-big study room, and they were more intimate when they met in this place.

The embarrassment caused by the change of identities between the two of them was much less. Su Ziji asked about his hometown again, said a few words, and after a glance, he knew that the two of them had relaxed somewhat, so he smiled: " Are you coming to Beijing for the exam? I don’t think you will see each other in a year or two. You must have made great progress in your studies, but did you bring any articles?”

"I want to take a good look at your articles! You don't have to hide them, I will naturally comment on them after you bring them!"

"If it's not good, I'll criticize it."

Su Ziji's natural attitude made Yu Lu and Fang Xi stunned for a while, as if they were back in those days.

But, how could it be possible to really return to the original?
Yu Lvyin sighed: "Your Highness sent you a book earlier, it was not because we flattered you. Your Highness did have insightful insights in the imperial examinations, and we all benefited a lot. If there are articles, please correct them."

As he spoke, he took out the article and handed it to Su Ziji.

Su Ziji took out the article and waved his hand: "Drink your tea first, and I'll talk about it when you're done."

As he spoke, he unfolded the article and read it carefully, but he read it very quickly, with thousands of words, and finished it in almost a few minutes. The two couldn't help being slightly disappointed.

But I also understand that there are so many senior officials waiting to be interviewed outside, and it is already a great courtesy to give it a few minutes to take a look.

I don't want Su Ziji to read it again, this time a little longer, 5 minutes, then put down the paper, turn around and smile: "Brother Yu, Brother Fang Xian, you say you are not flattering me, do you think I am flattering you?"

Seeing the two people startled, Su Ziji quickly said no, "Do you still remember Zeng Lingchu and Zeng Xiucai from Linhua County?"

"Zeng Lingchu and Zeng Xiucai? Is it his father who was a co-prefect and then wrote manuscripts for a living?" Fang Xi was more familiar and immediately remembered.

"Yes, I spent two taels of silver on the one that gave me the guarantee." Su Ziji recalled Mrs. Zeng who opened the door with chapped fingers, frostbite, and Ye Weihan who was coughing.

In real life, without the beauty of gifted scholars and beautiful ladies in time-traveling novels, the mistress has to work.

With a faint smile, he said: "Zeng Lingchu won the first place in the government examination at the age of 19, and was appreciated by academics and government officials, but he failed at the age of 30, and his family fortune declined."

The two of them didn't know what they meant, but they just listened to Su Ziji smiling slightly while covering his teacup: "Later, Zeng Lingchu made a living by writing books, but because of his life's frustration in the literary field, his writing was naturally sad and full of melancholy."

Yu Lv was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Although Zeng Xiucai complains about himself, he has no desire to complain."

"I don't mean to be guilty, I just analyze it for you to listen to. Now Dazheng has only been in the country for three or forty years, and he is rising like the sun. He is crying in depression. Who can take the examiner?"

After hearing this, Yu Lv also sighed: "Your Highness said that now is a prosperous age, but the mood in this article is against the country."

"Not only that, I have also read the articles he wrote, and there are scholars in it."

"In the article, I thought I was famous and famous, but I tried it and didn't sell it. The result was a little bit pointy, so I read the exam cheats, but I thought that these were Ge Rong's unspeakable articles, and what I wrote was an article that established words."

"I know why this person has never been hit for the rest of his life."

Yu Lv listened, only to realize that Su Ziji was really serious about pointing out, so he listened carefully.

Su Ziji's tone was light, and he seemed to be smiling: "If the texts of the world are divided into nine grades and eighteen grades, if the deduction is not good, then the scholar's eighth grade can be passed."

"You have to be between the fifth and fourth grades for a Juren, and you have to be a third grade for a Jinshi. In other words, most of the scholar to Juren, the difference is a full fourth grade, even more than the difference between Juren and Jinshi, this step will be screened out. most of the people."

"The root cause of Zeng Lingchu's failure to pass the exam was lack of talent and learning."

"Someone may ask, Zeng Lingchu is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, not to mention reciting them fluently, but he also quotes them from the classics. Why can't he be talented and learn?"

"It's actually very simple, it's just not official."

Yu Lv was stunned, and asked: "Your Highness, is it because he has no official career?"

Su Ziji took a sip of tea and said, "No, it's not this. You and I both know that many people hate stereotyped essays, and they all say it's a stepping stone. If you hit it, throw it into the latrine."

Fang Xi also laughed, and said, "That's what He Xiaolin and He Ju said."

"Then how can a person be lucky enough to win the exam?"

"The stereotyped section refers to the eight parts of the article. It consists of eight parts: breaking the topic, inheriting the topic, starting the lecture, entering the topic, starting the section, middle section, back section, and bundle section. The topics are all from the original text of the Four Books and Five Classics. The last four parts Each part has two lines of parallel and antithetical pairs, and together there are eight lines."

"And you must speak in the tone of Confucius and Mencius. The four pairs of sons are flat and flat. You cannot use romantic allusions to blaspheme the saints. The length of the sentence, the complexity of the words, and the tone of the tone must also be relatively written, and the number of words is also limited."

"This set of rules seems to restrict people, but why does the imperial court require stereotyped writing for officials?" Su Ziji said plainly, but Yu Lu didn't know why, but he knew that it was important, so he listened intently.

"You have to ask, what is an officer?"

"From the point of view of the inferiors, and from the eyes of the common people, an official is rich and honorable, doing whatever he wants, and acting willfully. But from the point of view of the superior, an official is the system and the rules. To be an official, one must follow the framework of laws and regulations (stereotyped ) to make a fuss, you can neither step over the thunder pool, but also have beautiful flowers, and see the gods in the smallest details."

"The law is like stereotyped writing, with officials in it, framed and framed, how can you see God (text)?"

"Thus, whoever can write stereotypes well has already experienced the essence of officialdom in advance—hate stereotypes, and refuse to be brilliant within the framework, then naturally he is not suitable to be an official—is the person selected to be a rebel or a pervert? ?”

After finishing these words, it was like a thunderstorm, and Yu Lv was enlightened.

In a word, as long as you are a child and a scholar, you only need to be familiar with the scriptures. To win a person, especially a Jinshi, you have to go through the stereotypes and be able to write under the strict rules (the stereotypes are stereotyped in writing, and the rules are in officials). Brilliant and brilliantly written, this is what the imperial court wants.

If scholars can't understand this barrier and are unwilling to accept the stereotyped rules, then the so-called talents and learning, that is, wild taste, wild taste is not bad, and it can be passed on to future generations, but it has no chance with the imperial examination.

"This has something to do with nature. Some people can't pass this test in a lifetime, and their nature dislikes rules. Naturally, they can't understand the true meaning of stereotypes. Such people, to put it bluntly, no matter how talented they are, they can memorize the Four Books and Five Classics by heart. It is difficult to be a scholar."

"Some people recognize the rules by nature, and they don't feel any hindrance at all. Therefore, they build a dojo in a snail shell and write articles in a stereotyped frame. In this way, their talents and learning will naturally improve by leaps and bounds. It takes only two or three years to be admitted. If they are talented, they can even be awarded Jinshi. .”

"In fact, the rhythm and rhyme of the poems are flat and flat, and the antithesis is the same, but it is relatively loose. It is not as good as stereotyped, which is a pure official atmosphere."

Su Ziji took the article: "If you have been in the officialdom for a long time, in fact, when you are an examiner, you can read the examinee's articles and you can tell whether there is official air on the examination paper at a glance-doing a dojo in a snail shell, writing an essay in a stereotyped frame, this kind of The taste cannot be concealed."

"So I just finished reading it in a few minutes, not just reading it in general."

"Of course, if you have the rules, you don't necessarily have to be elected. There are many people who want to be officials in the world, but most of them can't make a living. They become Taoists, rigid and rotten."

"Of course the court's first priority is rules, and the second is talent. What's the use of a wooden man? Is the court's salary wasted for nothing?"

"Therefore, to be a dojo in the snail shell and to write articles in the stereotyped frame, the snail shell and the stereotyped frame are the prerequisites, and it is the embodiment of talent to be able to do the dojo and the article-whether you can survive under the heavy constraints of stereotyped (official circles) To be able to write like a god (to benefit the people) - this is the fundamental reason for the selection."

"This way is not easy for all ages. It will be like this no matter how many thousands of years it is. Even if stereotyped writing may be abolished in the officialdom after 1 years, stereotyped writing in officials will never be abolished. Therefore, talking about stereotyped writing feels rotten. Such people are really It’s not enough to talk about it!”

"If you have an official spirit in your heart, you can write like a god."

"Brother Yu Xian, your nature is in line with the rules. Unknowingly, the article has become popular. As long as you keep steady, you will be born as a Jinshi."

"As for Brother Fang Xian, your talent for reading is actually very good, but your nature is unrestrained. Although you have worked hard to study stereotyped essays, you have also learned my book discipline, but you are still short of time. Scholars."

This evaluation said, every word is not in vain.

Yu Lv really understood that this is the fundamental way of the imperial examination, not a cloudy talk, it can really be described as a whip, a slap, and a slap.

It is very likely that only grandchildren in the world can comprehend it.

After all, if this truth is handed down from generation to generation, the so-called aristocratic farming and studying families are not only two or three generations of fame, they must be officials from generation to generation.

As for the luck mentioned by the grandson, it is relatively not meaningful. After all, Su Ziji is now a grandson. In a word, it is naturally a lot of luck, which is worth many years of hard work.

Yu Lv looked at Fang Xi, who was ignorant and understanding. Originally, such important life events were for the parties to choose, but after hearing such truths, the future generations will not lose their fame. How can they pay back this affection?
Not to mention Taisun's opening of the Jinshi.

Yu Lv replied directly: "We appreciate His Highness's kindness, but we still have to rely on real skills in matters like the examination room."

After saying this, he hesitated again.

Su Ziji saw that he had something to say, so he said, "Say what you have to say, what are you still talking about? Don't you have anything to say?"

After hearing this, Yu Lu dispelled his original hesitation and said, "Just now when the two of us came in, we saw a lot of officials gathered at the door waiting to enter."

"And there are even more dignitaries in the mansion, and the presents for you are all brought in in boxes... It seems that there are too many people, and there are too many gifts..."

He didn't dare to remonstrate directly, but said this in a tone of emotion. Based on his understanding of Su Ziji, he couldn't fail to understand what he meant.

Su Ziji naturally heard it, he laughed out loud, and after a while he sighed: "You are the only one who said that to me!"

After finishing speaking, he was silent for a long time, showing helplessness, and explained: "The reason why so many people came and brought gifts is because the grand ceremony of canonizing the grandson will be held tomorrow, so it is not every day that all officials pre-congratulate you. .”

After listening to Su Ziji's explanation, Yu Lu felt at ease. He could feel that Su Ziji was not confused. He should know what to do and what not to do.

After becoming a great-grandson, especially today, Su Ziji is really busy. After talking for a while, someone came to report several times. They were all first and second-rank officials who came here in person. As a great-grandson, he had to go Meet.

Seeing this, Yu Lv stood up and said: "Both of us don't know that tomorrow is the day of canonization, His Highness must be very busy today, so we will not bother His Highness for now, and we will come to see you at another day."

Then he got up and said goodbye.

Fang Xi also left together. Compared to Yu Lu, Fang Xi was much more silent, not because she was too timid to let go, but because there were some things that Yu Lu could see, but he couldn't.

Su Ziji didn't ask to stay either, after all he is really busy now, he just said: "Where do you live, is it still in Mao'er Lane, Nanluo Hutong?"

After getting an affirmative answer, he said: "Since that's the case, let people go there to find you in the future."

He personally sent them out of the study room and asked someone to take them out.

Yu Lv went out with Fang Xi, still going out through the side door.

The Fang family has a house in the capital, which is not very far from now. Since Yu Lu and Fang Xi are cousins, they naturally wouldn't look for another hotel, and went to this house with Fang Xi.

Fang Xi ordered people to clean up, and then went to prepare meals, when she saw Yu Lv silently looking at the courtyard, seemingly worried, and asked, "Cousin, what's wrong with you? As soon as you came out of Taisun's mansion, you It seems preoccupied, but because of the grandson's attitude?"

He also denied it himself: "Probably not, isn't the grandson treating us very well? His demeanor is also heart-wrenching. Compared with the past, he is more considerate."

Yu Lv sighed: "I'm still a little uneasy. With such wealth and wealth, I don't know if my grandson can hold his breath and hold his heels?"

What I said made Fang Xi feel a little uncomfortable. The two of them were thinking about each other, and another second-rank official was sent to the Taisun's mansion. After they left, only Su Ziji and Ye Taoist were left in the flower hall. Su Ziji took a deep breath and asked, "Have you recorded everyone from tonight and tomorrow night?"

"Yes, it's all recorded." Ye Daoist was silent for a long time, and replied: "I don't know how many are sincerely flattering the lord, and how many are fanning the flames?"

"I don't know, how can there be such a momentum normally, this is flattery, and it can be flattering to such an extent that it makes all the officials in Beijing bow down, I am afraid that only the emperor will be."

Su Ziji stared at the candlelight quietly, and said in a flat voice.

"Yes, the emperor has bad intentions." The wild Taoist took a look at Su Ziji, then lowered his eyelids and said, "The current situation, the lord is only in his prime, and the hidden worries are very terrifying. Please be careful and plan early."

After the two of them said this, the snowflakes outside were getting thicker, making the window paper crackling, and it was extremely quiet and desolate for a while.

(End of this chapter)